Originally Posted by
southpawboston
An American friend used the Engrish/Japlish barrier to comedic effect when getting married in Japan to a Japanese woman. He pretended to say, in Japlish and in all seriousness, that he was only marrying his wife for the money. After her family stared in bewilderment for a few moments, figuring something must have gotten lost in translation, he said in perfect Japanese that he was only kidding. They all thought that was the funniest thing. It totally won them over.
Interesting thing, people draw a lot of parallels between Japan and Germany. Both have famously imprecise languages, paradoxically, for peoples known for the precision of their efforts and products. But when it comes to sense of humor, the Japanese kill and the Germans are left befuddled, at least in my experience. Japanese tend to enjoy pretty outrageous humor, although that is a broad generalization for a country of 130 million people.